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25 Apr 2024 04:09:09 EDT (-0400)
  Re: hemispherical projection camera  
From: Mike Raiford
Date: 12 Apr 2005 08:18:37
Message: <425bbc9d@news.povray.org>
pacoit wrote:
> I would like to develop a camera type that projects an image at the inside
> of a hemispherical surface (as opposed to a flat surface as with
> perspective camera). The purpose is to generate wide-angle views (up to
> 180deg, theoretically). Yes, the widest views would be curvilinear; but up
> to ~120deg views should look pretty good. I would like to know: (1) if
> someone has already developed such a camera; and (2) if someone can offer a
> pointer to a description of the math to do this?
> 
> Thank you.
> 

It's in the docs and this is not the appropriate forum for this type of 
question. This is designed for people who work on the source code of povray.

-- 
~Mike

Things! Billions of them!


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